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Gulpilil
Author: Derek Rielly
Hard cover, with dust jacket. As new condition.
Gulpilil by Derek Rielly is a biographical portrait of the celebrated Aboriginal Australian actor and dancer David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu, tracing his rise from a Yolngu boy raised in Arnhem Land’s traditional culture to an international film star whose breakout role in Walkabout brought Indigenous presence to global cinema. The book explores Gulpilil’s extraordinary charisma, his memorable performances in films such as Crocodile Dundee and Rabbit‑Proof Fence, and the complex cultural and personal tensions he navigated as someone “between two worlds” — rooted in his ancestral heritage yet celebrated in predominantly white film industries. Rielly weaves together his own reflections and insights from friends, colleagues, and fellow artists to reveal both Gulpilil’s artistic impact and the broader significance of his life in the context of Australia’s cultural history. (catalogue.nla.gov.au)
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